Chapter 61

Cordy complained, “I was asleep.”

“Sorry for waking you.” John apologized.

Even so, she never did feel any sincerity from any of his apologies-as if he said it just for the sake of saying it.

“Is there a problem?”

“Just wanted to tell you that I’m back.”

“Got it,” Cordy said coolly, adding when she noticed his exhausted appearance, “You could’ve texted me. You didn’t have to come all the way here.”

“I thought your phone was dead,” he replied, clearly accusing her of not replying to his texts.

“I’ve been busy.” Cordy simply came up with an excuse.

“Cordy…”

“It’s late, go home,” Cordy said, cutting him short right then. “I have work tomorrow.”

As John swallowed his words, she finished, “Goodbye.”

shut the door in his face, and he was left staring

was right-he was not imagining it.

deliberately avoiding him.

never did anything out of line that other night… In fact, his intuition told

happened? Why was Cordy keeping him

then, and he saw that the car

he dialed a number.

quickly answered when his phone started ringing.

are you?” John growled

visiting the

“Get back here!”

sir!” Randy promptly directed the chauffeur to turn the

wondered if Cordy had chased John

She really

kill to have John spend a night at their home and jump into his bed

returned to John’s car and Randy alighted, opening the door for him

at Randy just then and he flinched-he feared

him, “Your phone and

as he handed

got into the car and barked, “Drive!”

drove away, leaving Randy alone in the middle of the road at 3 AM, watching as the sedan

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